One genus banned from import or quotas of zero?

[Chameleonmaster]

I don't understand, no chameleons from the Calumma genus have been imported. Why? Is it the ban from 1995? All the vulnerability statuses were from arkive.
My questions are, why is there nothing from the Calumma genus being imported even species like C.nasutum, C.brevicorne, C.crypticum they're on the "least considered" status but not imported, But a species like F.Lateralis has the same status, "least considered" and being imported? Is it just based off of a vote for quotas and almost if not all Calumma have not been exported? Have they received quotas of zero? I believe C.parsonii has received a quota of 0? At the same time I don't understand F.Campani is considered "vulnerable" but received a limited export quota of 250. F.rhinoceratus and F.Labordi are "vulnerable" but they have no quota that I know of?
Can someone please explain this to me, I don't understand why a species considered to be "vulnerable" can be exported before a species that is "least considered".
Sorry for not having italics I can't do it on the ipad.
Thanks

 

[Motherlode Chameleon]

I don't understand, no chameleons from the Calumma genus have been imported. Why? Is it the ban from 1995? All the vulnerability statuses were from arkive.
My questions are, why is there nothing from the Calumma genus being imported even species like C.nasutum, C.brevicorne, C.crypticum they're on the "least considered" status but not imported, But a species like F.Lateralis has the same status, "least considered" and being imported? Is it just based off of a vote for quotas and almost if not all Calumma have not been exported? Have they received quotas of zero? I believe C.parsonii has received a quota of 0? At the same time I don't understand F.Campani is considered "vulnerable" but received a limited export quota of 250. F.rhinoceratus and F.Labordi are "vulnerable" but they have no quota that I know of?
Can someone please explain this to me, I don't understand why a species considered to be "vulnerable" can be exported before a species that is "least considered".
Sorry for not having italics I can't do it on the ipad.
Thanks

The new quota species such as Furcifer campani is a new development and could lead to the establishment of other quota species of genera of Furcifer and of course Calumma species. My perception why no Calumma made the list of quota species during the ban is even though there are species that are secondary forest species (which all the first four quota species are) Calumma are all found from the eastern forest. The forests there are the forests with the most biodiversity and areas of most concern. This meaning at the time with all the unregulated trade allowing trade in these species was extremely counter productive to conservation efforts. If under the radar exports are minimal and conservation of eastern forests continues I think we could possibly expect conservative quotas of some Calumma species.

 

[Chameleonmaster]

What you explained made a ton of sense . Were there a lot of smaller sized calumma that came in before the ban? Any of the three besides brevicorne I posted above?

 

[Motherlode Chameleon]

If the collectors could find the they came in. That was the problem. All of the three above except Calumma crypticum. Calumma crypticum was described as a separate species a good bit of time after the ban.

 

[Chameleonmaster]

Thanks motherlode you helped a lot!

 

[Kent67]

It's important to remember there has never been a "ban" on any of the Malagasy species except for Brookesia perarmata. There was a trade suspension in 1995 until population studies showed no detriment from exports. Furcifer campani is the only one (last year) to have a recent population study lead to a small quota.

 

[Chameleonmaster]

Sorry That's not what I meant to say I dont know why I said ban.

 

[Motherlode Chameleon]

What you explained made a ton of sense . Were there a lot of smaller sized calumma that came in before the ban? Any of the three besides brevicorne I posted above?

That is my speculation on the matter. Why CITES picked the four quota species they did and no Calumma they would have to explain themselves.